Chapter 672
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Chapter 672: Cao Yuan and An Qingyu
“Well, since you’re here, Jiang Er should be here too.” Cao Yuan thought of this and relaxed. “She doesn’t have any life fluctuations herself, so even if she uses the Forbidden Ruins, she won’t be detected. In this place, it’s her world…”
An Qingyu’s gaze swept over Cao Yuan, pausing for a moment on the chains glowing with a faint light, her brows slightly furrowing.
“These chains…”
These chains pierced through Cao Yuan’s body, locking onto his bones and completely immobilizing him. Not only that, but the eerie glow on the surface of the chains was corroding his surroundings like sulfuric acid upon contact with his bones.
In An Qingyu’s eyes, this eerie glow was slowly eating away at Cao Yuan’s body, but at the same time, wisps of dark flames were igniting within him, countering the glow and preventing its spread.
“They’re gnawing at my bones, but the black king’s malevolent energy flowing within me can withstand them. I won’t die.” Cao Yuan smiled faintly, his face pale.
“Doesn’t it hurt?” An Qingyu frowned as she looked into Cao Yuan’s eyes.
This process sounded simple, but the pain it contained was far beyond what an ordinary person could endure, like someone chiseling away at your bones bit by bit, and remaining in the same area. The most critical part was that this pain was continuous…
Cao Yuan had gritted his teeth and endured it for nearly two years.
“It hurts.” Cao Yuan grinned, “But I don’t have any other strengths; I can only endure… And besides enduring, I have no other choice.”
An Qingyu’s brows were tightly knitted as her gaze swept over the chains. She pulled out a few black surgical knives from her pocket and said, “I’ll help you cut these chains…”
“No.”
Cao Yuan shook his head decisively. “Those Oracles are still here. Once you free me from the chains, they will definitely notice. By then, we won’t be able to leave. You’ve worked hard to infiltrate the Pure Land; you should have more important things to do.”
“But you…”
“Don’t worry about me; it’s just a bit of pain. I’ve endured it for two years; what’s another moment?” Cao Yuan smiled slightly. “Moreover, these chains are constantly eroding my bones, and the malevolent flames are tempering me. Unconsciously, I can feel my body’s strength increasing, and my control over the Black King’s Slaughter is improving. This is also a form of cultivation for me.”
An Qingyu fell silent for a moment, then spoke bitterly, “Your cultivation is too harsh.”
“I don’t have a brain as smart as yours, nor the powerful talent of Qiye, and I don’t have the good luck of Pangpang… If I want to keep up with you, I have to endure some hardship,” Cao Yuan said with a smile, shaking his head. “You should go; don’t worry about me. Go do what you need to do, and when the time is right, come back to save me.”
An Qingyu stood in front of Cao Yuan, contemplating for a long time before nodding firmly.
“Alright, three days. Give me three days!” A determined glint flashed in An Qingyu’s eyes. “Within three days, I will definitely deal with those Oracles and then come back to save you!”
Deal with the Oracles in three days?
If anyone else had said this, Cao Yuan would definitely not have believed it. But if the person saying it was An Qingyu… then it was a different story.
If An Qingyu said she could do it in three days, then she definitely could.
“Okay.” Cao Yuan nodded. “I’ll wait for you.”
An Qingyu took one last look at him, decisively turned around, and strode toward the door.
Once the prison door was closed, the cell fell into darkness again. The intense pain made Cao Yuan grit his teeth, but now, that bone-deep pain seemed somewhat bearable…
After a long time, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Cao Yuan’s mouth:
“Having companions really is reassuring…”
…
“Qingyu, I’ve covered the surveillance records of your conversation with Cao Yuan in the cell and deleted all visitor records. They won’t find out you were here.”
Jiang Er’s voice echoed in the Bluetooth earpiece, and An Qingyu nodded slightly.
“Well done.”
“Are you really confident you can deal with the Oracles in the Pure Land within three days?” Jiang Er’s voice was filled with concern. “Each of them is a peak ‘Klein’ realm expert, and they all possess powerful abilities. You’re still half a step away from entering the ‘Wuliang’ realm…”
“Who said I have to kill them head-on?” An Qingyu adjusted her glasses, the lenses reflecting the harsh white light as she spoke lightly. “For this final move, I’m going to take a big gamble.”
“I believe in you.”
“How’s the information retrieval for Subject 0 going?”
“It’s already completed.” Jiang Er paused for a moment before beginning to read the internal data on Subject 0 from the Pure Land:
“Subject 0, real name Yuli Langbai, thirteen years old, son of the ‘Ghost’ level wanted criminal Yuli Heizhe, a second-generation ‘Royal Blood’ awakener, with an observation experiment lasting thirteen years, two months, and six days…
On September 16, 101 of the New Calendar, the 138th ‘Royal Blood’ purity test was conducted, with the purity result improved by % compared to the 137th test, analysis results…
On October 3, 101 of the New Calendar, a β-level sixth-generation artificial hormone intravenous injection was administered, with mental strength increased by %, analysis results…
On October 4, 101 of the New Calendar, adverse reactions to the β-level artificial hormone injection occurred, resulting in vomiting blood, pale complexion, and loss of consciousness. A γ-level artificial hormone was injected to forcibly stimulate physical potential, and the subject awakened at 8:14:07 PM that day…
On October 19, 101 of the New Calendar, a β-level sixth-generation auxiliary artificial hormone intravenous injection was administered…”
As An Qingyu listened to Jiang Er read the recent two months of experimental reports, her frown deepened.
“What exactly do these Oracles want to do with this child… Jiang Er, print me a complete experimental report for the past thirteen years. I want to start from the beginning to study this experiment. I want to see what these Oracles, who possess advanced technology, are really up to…”
“Understood.”
By the time An Qingyu returned to the control room, a report of over eight hundred pages had already piled up on her desk, forming a small mountain.
During An Qingyu’s infiltration into the prison area, Jiang Er had provided protection all the way, hacking into the surveillance system and deleting all records of her presence, so it hadn’t raised any alarms among the other Oracles. They never suspected that there was an intruder in the Pure Land, secretly coexisting with them…
An Qingyu sat at the low table, picking up the experimental report and carefully flipping through it page by page.
As time passed, the look of surprise in An Qingyu’s eyes grew more intense, and by the end, her eyes were filled with shock!
“This experiment… are these Oracles insane?!”
